25 Sep
TT and I are waiting with great anticipation for the theatrical release of Joss Whedon’s Serenity. We completely missed Fox’s short run of Firefly, the program upon which Serenity is based, but heard about it from a friend. We now own the complete DVD collection and have watched every episode four or five times over. [...]
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09 Sep
To the friends to spirited me away to the karaoke bar last night until the small hours of the morning in celebration of my 40th: uh, thanks. I need a nap. Several naps, I think.
What happens in the karaoke bar stays in the karaoke bar. I say this not to protect myself but in response [...]
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07 Sep
On the occasion of my oldness, TT bought me a copy of America (the Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction as presented by the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The tome is at times rude and vulgar (just like the Daily Show) but it is also smart, funny and it takes pot-shots at almost [...]
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07 Sep
40.
Four decades.
14240 days (+ leap days).
I don’t feel any different.
I’m just as numb to my surroundings as I was yesterday.
I haven’t turned into a pumpkin.
Kids still think I’m out of touch.
I’ve probably left someone’s demographic
…and entered into another.
Eh? You’ll have to speak up, sonny.
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